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Sunday, February 3, 2013

Vogue 8817 and Another Classic Piece

I know I said I wanted to stick to classic pieces for a while and I do have another one to show you. First though, I couldn't resist making my own version of V 8817 View C. It was just plain fun and I don't think it's too strange or anything.

I bought three pieces of a rather pricey ottoman knit at Fabricville. The red and black used here with the plain black as an accent as well as a royal blue and black version which might become a dress version of this pattern but not sure yet.

I love this top and the fit is pretty good too. BUT! NOTE TO SELF! FIX THE TOO WIDE UPPER BACK PROBLEM !

I made this one pretty much like the pattern cover except for a couple of things . Before I started , I printed the line drawing and coloured in my plan of how I wanted to place the stripes. I find this really helps to make the construction of a garment go smoothly.In this case, I could see I needed something to separate the various parts of the bodice front and back.

I decided to cut strips of the black ottoman , fold them and use them as piping. That worked beautifully.

The only thing I changed was the sleeves. I made them full length and added a narrow black band at the sleeve hem because they weren't quite long enough. Oh, and I raised the front neckline one inch.

And here is the back.

Now for the classic piece I managed to make last week as well. For this cream cable stitch cardigan , I used M6208 except I didn't use the collar and facings. Instead I used the band from Nina's Top from Silhouette Patterns. It is plain, simple and comfortable. I see having this in my wardrobe for years to come.

16 comments:

I love that top Diana. You have really thought through the process and come up with a winner. Love the idea of printing out the line drawing and doing some colouring in. The back looks fantastic and the whole thing looks classy and expensive. Straight off the runway.

Fun new look for your blog. I love that top and the changes you have made. It gives me an idea for some wool mix knit that is from my Mum's stash from years ago and I have 4 metres I think. I wasn't sure what to do with it.

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